Beauty and personal care · County · Texas
Hair salons in Harris County, TX
The hair salons in Harris County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,574 of 2,339 scored counties
#107 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 5,380
- 565 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 997
- +14.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On personal care products and services · $928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $303K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.6
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,045,026
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5,380 hair salons in Harris County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 30.6 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $928 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Harris County spend about $1.6B a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 5,380 hair salons, that is $303K per salon, 30% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 997 businesses with payroll in Harris County classed as beauty salons, up 14.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,762 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17,516 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 44 SBA-backed loans worth $13.9M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Harris County.
Population estimates put the population change in Harris County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Harris County is 42 (lower middle), #1,574 of 2,339 scored counties and #107 of 159 scored counties in Texas.
How Harris County compares
The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Harris County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.6 | 26.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $303K | $356K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,762 | 1,915 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.5% | +17.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $928 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,983 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 871 → 997+14.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,099
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $177.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17,516Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5,380565 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,788The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 44
- Amount
- $13.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Harris County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Harris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,045,026+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,757,164
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,834
- Median household income
- $74,983+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,440
- Median home value
- $276,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,547,424
- Daytime population
- 5,303,910Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for hair salons, numbered among those based in Texas, with Harris County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waller County, TX | 90 | 16 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +21.9% | #10 of 2,339 |
| 2Guadalupe County, TX | 85 | 98 | 15.0 | $658K | +15.8% | #41 of 2,339 |
| 3Blanco County, TX | 85 | 8 | 15.5 | $626K | +18.6% | #42 of 2,339 |
| 4Chambers County, TX | 84 | 31 | 18.0 | $589K | +22.6% | #47 of 2,339 |
| 5Gaines County, TX | 83 | 8 | 11.5 | $783K | +10.4% | #50 of 2,339 |
| 6Burleson County, TX | 78 | 10 | 12.7 | $681K | +16.2% | #102 of 2,339 |
| 7Upshur County, TX | 78 | 20 | 12.8 | $644K | +8.2% | #103 of 2,339 |
| 8San Jacinto County, TX | 77 | 5 | 4.6 | $1.8M | +7.1% | #110 of 2,339 |
| 9Hays County, TX | 77 | 164 | 16.4 | $604K | +24.8% | #122 of 2,339 |
| 10Caldwell County, TX | 76 | 24 | 14.4 | $593K | +20.0% | #143 of 2,339 |
| 107Harris County, TX | 42 | 5,380 | 30.6 | $303K | +6.6% | #1,574 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Harris County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas37
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Harris County, TX?
There are 5,380 hair salons on map listings in Harris County as of September 2026. 565 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 997 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 14.5% from 2019. Another 17,516 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Harris County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $1.6B a year, or $928 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,380 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $303K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,757,164 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harris County, TX compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Harris County has 30.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $303K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Harris County would have about 3,788, against 5,380 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,762 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Harris County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Harris County at 5,045,026 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,757,164 households. The median household income in Harris County is $74,983 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Harris County scores 42 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,574 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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